Great video! I remember the first time I heard an American talking about A2 cards I though 'wow, why would you make a huge card like that?' - obviously thinking of ISO A2 (4xA4)! 😁
Exactly- it’s such a confusing topic if you’ve not been card making for a while and not familiar with US letter size etc, and even after 20 years, I don’t know why US size is called A2… I know the ISO from A0, halving each time goes up one number, makes some sort of sense, though occasionally I wish it was the other way around so numbers went up as it got bigger😂 but where US A2 comes from I have never discovered (I imagine there’s a very interesting wiki article about it somewhere….)
Thanks for explaining the different sizes. I am in the USA but I primarily make 6x6 or 5x7 cards. I just think they make a bigger impact. I pay extra postage most of the time, but don’t really mind. Have a good day .
You are so welcome!🤗 I like 6x6- no extra postage in the UK for 6x6 or 5x7, just has to fit through a very narrow slot- it’s tiny, pretty much any dimension puts us up to a large stamp, rather than normal!
Really interesting- I’m new to card making and bought two sets of rectangular nesting dies. I couldn’t understand why they were different sizes. I now wonder whether one is an American sized set.
It’s quite possible that’s the case! I have had some rectangular nesting dies that just don’t seem to fit any standard card size proportionally, it’s just a bit random sometimes! Always worth checking the dimensions if you are looking for something that you want to use as card mats and layers!
Hello, very nice to know. I will check out the rest of your videos...
Thank you!
Great video! I remember the first time I heard an American talking about A2 cards I though 'wow, why would you make a huge card like that?' - obviously thinking of ISO A2 (4xA4)! 😁
Exactly- it’s such a confusing topic if you’ve not been card making for a while and not familiar with US letter size etc, and even after 20 years, I don’t know why US size is called A2… I know the ISO from A0, halving each time goes up one number, makes some sort of sense, though occasionally I wish it was the other way around so numbers went up as it got bigger😂 but where US A2 comes from I have never discovered (I imagine there’s a very interesting wiki article about it somewhere….)
Thanks for explaining the different sizes. I am in the USA but I primarily make 6x6 or 5x7 cards. I just think they make a bigger impact. I pay extra postage most of the time, but don’t really mind. Have a good day .
You are so welcome!🤗 I like 6x6- no extra postage in the UK for 6x6 or 5x7, just has to fit through a very narrow slot- it’s tiny, pretty much any dimension puts us up to a large stamp, rather than normal!
Really interesting- I’m new to card making and bought two sets of rectangular nesting dies. I couldn’t understand why they were different sizes. I now wonder whether one is an American sized set.
It’s quite possible that’s the case! I have had some rectangular nesting dies that just don’t seem to fit any standard card size proportionally, it’s just a bit random sometimes! Always worth checking the dimensions if you are looking for something that you want to use as card mats and layers!